diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 50eca0875..94d3c2204 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -6,3 +6,8 @@ install:
 
 script:
  - ./test.sh
+
+# temporarily fix Travis
+env:
+  global:
+      - TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR=/home/travis/build/coreos/etcd